ArticleJournal of addiction medicine2009
Low vitamin d status of patients in methadone maintenance treatment.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Examination of the nutritional intake of patients undergoing opioid replacement therapy: A systematic review.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2023Pooled it
- Associations Between Vitamin D Status and Clinical Presentation Among French Inpatients With Substance Use Disorders.Addiction biology · 2026Article
- The effect of vitamin D on morphine preference in rats: Possible biochemical and DRD2-GDNF signaling.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
- Vitamin D status and associations with substance use patterns among people with severe substance use disorders in Western Norway.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Genome-Wide Association Study of Opioid Cessation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Vitamin D and Its Potential Interplay With Pain Signaling Pathways.Frontiers in immunology · 2020Review
- Changes in the characteristics and levels of comorbidity among new patients into methadone maintenance treatment program in British Columbia during its expansion period from 1998-2006.Substance use & misuse · 2013Article
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Abstract
aim: To examine the prevalence and risk factors of low vitamin D status (vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency) among patients in a methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) program.
design: Cross-sectional study of subjects recruited from an MMT program in a higher latitude (Boston, MA). MEASUREMENTS: : Standardized survey and medical record review were used to assess patient characteristics. Serum was tested to determine vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D <20 ng/mL) and insufficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D between 20 and 30 ng/mL). Multivariable analyses were used to assess risk factors associated with vitamin D deficiency.
findings: Low vitamin D status was found in 52% of the subjects (48 of 93), deficiency in 36%, and insufficiency in an additional 16%. Older age (OR = 3.47; 95% CI 1.31-9.22) and black or Hispanic race/ethnicity (OR 3.34; 95% CI 1.30-8.58) were significantly associated with higher risk of vitamin D deficiency.
conclusion: Low vitamin D status was present in a majority of patients recruited from an MMT program. This raises the question as to whether this is a generalizable phenomenon and whether these patients are at higher risk of complications of low vitamin D status including bone pain, periodontal disease, osteomalacia, and cardiovascular disease.
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